Big 12 picks: Hoping for another good week on busy football day

Saturday would be one of those days to sit in front of the television most of the day watching college football.

Starting with the Texas-Oklahoma game from the Cotton Bowl at 11 a.m. and continuing with a Louisiana Tech-Texas A&M that might continue until well past midnight, it should be an eventful day.

Here are my Big 12 picks for Saturday.

No. 5 West Virginia 38, Texas Tech (plus 4) 35: The Mountaineers claimed their first road victory over a Top 10 team in 30 years by beating Texas last week. It might be asking a lot for their secondary to check Seth Doege on their first trip to the High Plains.

No. 6 Kansas State 24, Iowa State (plus 7½) 21: Look for a rare defensive battle between the two conference leaders in fewest points allowed.

Baylor 38, TCU (plus 6) 31: Don’t look for as many points as in last season’s classic scorefest, although Nick Florence’s experience compared to Trevone Boykin will be the Bears’ biggest advantage.

Oklahoma State 42, Kansas (plus 20) 21: The Cowboys have been itching to play since squandering the Texas game two weeks ago. It won’t matter who plays quarterback for OSU’s success against Kansas’ defense.